Lucy smoked and drank with the boys, much to the horror of her mother.Lucy smoked and drank with the boys, much to the horror of her mother. Creston liked Wilbur, though, and both her parents fervently hoped that Wilbur could settle Lucy down. It might be possible, Wilbur thought, except that Lucy didn't quite ever go as far as Ellen had. Lucy was a little stuck up, too, treating Raul like some servant, instead of the valued friend he was, and refusing to go to Jambo's place "because he's not -- one of us." That didn't exactly set right with Wilbur. Jambo sure knew how to throw a do, and Raul... Hell fire, Raul and Wilbur had been through a whole lot together. Like the time Wilbur, on a dare, foolishly decided to do some rumrunning. If Raul hadn't showed up when he did, Wilbur would most likely be dead. And then there was the time... Maria was a maid at the Cross residence. She was a young woman, about 21 or 22, from the wrong side of the tracks. Wilbur's mom, always a do- gooder (she supported Prohibition, for heaven's sake) hired her. |